Police were able to get onto the opposite side of I-5 to search for the runaway man.

A passerby waived down a patrol car to report that the man had dropped a gun into a trash while running through a backyard, police said.

Meadows was found hiding under a tarp in a backyard on Plymouth Road. He faces charges related to the pursuit, weapons and controlled substances. McCoy, 23, was arrested on suspicion of a parole violation.